(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 4, 2012)
Reps. Scott Tipton (D-Colo.) and Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) recently sent a joint letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies voicing support for the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) research and development efforts regarding communications-based train control (CBTC) and vital positive train control (VPTC). The letter addressed to subcommittee Chairman Tom Latham (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member John Olver (D-Mass.) also encourages more federal funding for the FRA’s R&D work in those areas.
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